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There’s an App for that! Web, Cloud and Mobile Patient teachingOver the past several years, technology available for teaching patients has grown, as Web, cloud and mobile based tools have expanded. Use of mobile and web based applications are now an integral part of many teaching episodes. Such applications can be used to communicate a […]

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The issues that are affecting our healthcare systems present some special challenges. Changing health care models, the issues of waste, fraud and abuse, high administrative overhead, and malpractice in the health system are issues that will impact health care cost and quality. Many of the initiatives of healthcare reform will affect reimbursement at every level

Vulnerable and At-Risk PopulationsThere are separate criteria for your initial DQ and peer responses so please see below for directions. The peer posts are not what you are used to so please make sure you read fully before answering.Chapters 14-18 in Harkness and DeMarco (2016) are great resources.First, choose a Vulnerable or At-Risk population from

THE APPLICATION OF DATA TO PROBLEM-SOLVINGIn the modern era, there are few professions that do not to some extent rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to advise on the purchase and sale of

Search the internet for a Healthcare Policy Blog. Google “healthcare policy blogs” and you will retrieve a number of blogs. Examples of blogs that you may explore are the Health Care Law Blog, Health Beat, Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review, WSJ Health Blog and Healthcare Economist. You may choose from these or find others.

Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in its usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often

Hello Class,Welcome to the eleventh week of our class. We will cover “Policy and Regulation Supporting Informatics and Technology Integration” topic this week.You have a fact sheet assignment this week. The assignment instructions are as follows:Policy/Regulation Fact SheetAs a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will

As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise.With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other

THE ROLE OF THE NURSE INFORMATICIST IN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONAssume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation